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Shaman · Restoration · row 7

Riptide

New in Forever1 rankActive abilityHotfix 2026-11-02

Riptide

Rank 1/1Restoration

245 Mana | 40 yd range | Instant | 12 sec cooldown

Requires 30 points in Restoration Talents

Requires Healing Way

Heals a friendly target for 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

Every rank of Riptide

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Heals a friendly target for 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.	client

Requirements and position

Tree: Restoration, row 7, column 2. Needs 30 points in Restoration first. The earliest you can finish all 1 rank is level 40 if you put every point into this tree.
Prerequisite: Healing Way at 3/3.

Classic comparison

Riptide is new in WoW Forever. Nothing in Classic 1.12 does this for Shamans.

Spells this talent affects

Chain Heal · 3 ranks, learned at 40

Builds that take Riptide

Restoration Shaman raid healing build (5/15/31) · 1/1

Questions players ask

Where is Riptide in the Shaman talent tree?

Restoration tree, row 7, column 2. You need 30 points spent in Restoration before you can learn it, and Healing Way must be at full rank first.

Is Riptide new in WoW Forever?

Yes. Riptide has no Classic 1.12 counterpart.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.